# NTSB FTW73FRA17: Grumman G-164, N658Y, Hockley, TX, March 12, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 12, 1973
- Place: Hockley, TX · HOCKLEY, TX
- Location: 30.0269° N, 95.8444° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hockley, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0269&lon=-95.8444&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 13, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169853
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73FRA17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FRA17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0407  73/3/12    HOCKLEY,TEX         GRUMMAN G-164       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 5000
        TIME - 1430                    N658Y               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1700 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HEGAR STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOCKLEY,TEX                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 5000                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - PASTURE                                   TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  160                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND
        REMARKS- OPERATOR STATED ACFT EXPERIENCED OCCASIONAL HARD LNDG.LDG GR P/N A-1530-12 BKN 8IN BLO ATTACHMENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N658Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N658Y-1976-05-26), registration cancelled 1976-05-26, S/N 311 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164
- Registry model: [Grumman G-164](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (registry code 3952702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hegar Strip

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730312004999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730312004999A), Mar 12, 1973: Grumav G164, Hockley, TX, Substantial damage. Operator stated acft experienced occasional hard lndg. Ldg gr p/n A-1530-12 bkn 8IN blo attachment.

## Other investigations on N658Y (3)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW76DRA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRA05), Jul 18, 1975: Grumman G-164 (N658Y), El Campo, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW68D0552](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0552), Apr 15, 1968: Grumman G-164 (N658Y), Katy, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW65F0040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW65F0040), Apr 27, 1965: Grumman G-164 (N658Y), Tomball, TX, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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